Is FAY a Scrabble word?
Yes. FAY is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.
Meaning To join (pieces of timber) tightly. The long edges of the staves of a barrel have to be fayed so that when it is assembled it will not leak.
Verb 2 meanings
To join (pieces of timber) tightly. The long edges of the staves of a barrel have to be fayed so that when it is assembled it will not leak.
Of pieces of timber: to lie close together.
Adjective 2 meanings
Fitted closely together.
Fairy-like.
Noun 1 meaning
A fairy.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English feyen, feien, from Old English fēġan (“to join, unite”), from Proto-West Germanic *fōgijan, from Proto-Germanic *fōgijaną (“to join”), from *fōgō (“joint, slot”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”).
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FAY at a glance
FAY has 3 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (F 4 + A 1 + Y 4) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #19,414 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -FAY
More endings- OFAY10
- PERFAY14
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